The Tu-95 plane crashed during a training flight in an uninhabited area of the Amur region, the Defense Ministry says.
Published on September 29, 2026
A Russian military plane crashed in the eastern Amur region, killing at least six crew members and leaving another hospitalized, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.
Russian state media on Tuesday quoted the ministry as saying the Tu-95 plane crashed during a training flight in an uninhabited area of Amur, a region bordering China.
The plane was flying without ammunition, according to the official TASS news agency.
The Interfax news agency quoted the Russian military as saying that an aerospace forces commission had been dispatched “to the crash site to establish all the circumstances of the incident.”
Unverified videos on social media showing the aftermath of the alleged crash showed large amounts of smoke rising from the burning plane.
The Tupolev Tu-95 is a large Soviet-era bomber capable of carrying, launching and dropping nuclear weapons.
It was first used in 1952, but did not enter service until 1956 and remains in use, often by the Russian military during routine military exercises.
This is not the first time that a plane has crashed in the Russian Far East. In July last year, an Antonov An-24 plane crashed in bad weather conditions while en route to the town of Tynda, killing all 48 people on board.
In August 2021, a Mil Mi-8 crashed in Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula with 16 people on board, most of whom were tourists.
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